Retail
Alibaba’s Singles’ Day: The Aussie businesses doing it big in China
Chinese shoppers turned out in droves for the 10th annual Singles’ Day shopping holiday, driving US$30.8 billion ($42.62 billion) in sales …
Christmas has come early: What you need to know about the busiest time of the year
It’s less than two months out from Christmas, and retailers across the country are preparing for the busiest trading period of the year.
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Amazon doubles down on bricks-and-mortar tactics with catalogue ahead of Christmas
Amazon may have made its name as an e-commerce business, but even Jeff Bezos understands the value of a good ol’ fashion catalogue.
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The secret sauce behind 11 of Etsy’s top sellers
There are more than 1.5 million active Etsy sellers globally, but what does it take to be one of the online marketplace’s most successful …
Five expert tips to ensure your Etsy page is successful
Etsy, a global marketplace for handmade and vintage goods, and arts and crafts materials, was launched in 2005 and now attracts about 40 mil…
Will Kaufland “destroy” small business? Retailers voice concern about “special treatment” in planning process
A group of independent retailers are stepping up pressure on international supermarket Kaufland over its plans to set up shop in their local…
Extravagant dessert retailer Nuts About Tella collapses amid ongoing pain for food operators
Melbourne-based dessert-pizza retailer Nuts About Tella has become the latest dessert-focused retailer to fall victim to tough times, appoin…
The giraffe that stole Christmas: How the collapse of Toys ‘R’ Us will affect the holiday period
I love Dr Seuss. As a kid, my parents read his books to me. As a dad, I read The Cat in the Hat to my kids and got into trouble with their m…
Music fees: New structure released for cafes and restaurants amid cost concerns
Australia’s two big music licensors have released a new set of fee structures ahead of the planned launch of combined platform One Music nex…
“Line in the sand”: Gerry Harvey blames retail troubles on low wage growth and falling housing market
Harvey Norman chairman Gerry Harvey says a “sum total of an awful lot of things” are to blame for a slowdown in retail trade in recent m…
